Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 166,492, which is an increase of 14.4% from 145,491 in 2000. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area.
Licking County is part of the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 687.49 square miles (1,780.6 km), of which 682.50 sq...
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Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 166,492, which is an increase of 14.4% from 145,491 in 2000. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area.
Licking County is part of the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 687.49 square miles (1,780.6 km), of which 682.50 square miles (1,767.7 km) (or 99.27%) is land and 4.99 square miles (12.9 km) (or 0.73%) is water.
Licking County was formed on January 30, 1808 from portions of Fairfield County. It was named after the salt licks found in the area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 146,491 people, 55,609 households, and 40,149 families residing in the county. The population density was 212 people per square mile (82/km²). There were 58,760 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile (33/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.64% White, 2...
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